How do you react to the definitions and guidelines for engaging students?
What strategies are you using to engage your students? To disengage your students
For engaging students, I think the article mentions good examples for incooporating rules while still keeping students engaged in the class. Having students participating in tasks that allow for meaningful learning and allow them to be focused on activities, this is time that students are not being off task. With these activities that are geared toward students experiencing hands on learning and not disrupting other students and causing behavioral problems for the rest of the class, classroom rules are better followed. To allow this to occur, the preparation for these hands on activities that promote meaningful learning is very important. As the teacher, dealing with behavioral issues can be alleviated with not allowing for these disruptions to occur by developing well developed lessons. Engaging students is also important for not only keeping classrooms on task, but for also allowing students to feel they are about the take part in interesting activities. I find myself being very passionate and enthusiastic within my teaching in order for students to "buy" what I'm "selling" to them. The way I present material and how I introduce topics has helped my students be further engaged and attentive with what is being covered in my classroom.
I agree with your point about it being important for the teacher to model passion and enthusiasm. Is this sufficient? Do you believe that you can "sell" any activity? How important to you think it is that Ss feel like they have some choices and opportunities to show their creativity? (Sidenote: Correct your typo.) - fogleman
What strategies are you using to engage your students? To disengage your students
For engaging students, I think the article mentions good examples for incooporating rules while still keeping students engaged in the class. Having students participating in tasks that allow for meaningful learning and allow them to be focused on activities, this is time that students are not being off task. With these activities that are geared toward students experiencing hands on learning and not disrupting other students and causing behavioral problems for the rest of the class, classroom rules are better followed. To allow this to occur, the preparation for these hands on activities that promote meaningful learning is very important. As the teacher, dealing with behavioral issues can be alleviated with not allowing for these disruptions to occur by developing well developed lessons. Engaging students is also important for not only keeping classrooms on task, but for also allowing students to feel they are about the take part in interesting activities. I find myself being very passionate and enthusiastic within my teaching in order for students to "buy" what I'm "selling" to them. The way I present material and how I introduce topics has helped my students be further engaged and attentive with what is being covered in my classroom.
I agree with your point about it being important for the teacher to model passion and enthusiasm. Is this sufficient? Do you believe that you can "sell" any activity? How important to you think it is that Ss feel like they have some choices and opportunities to show their creativity? (Sidenote: Correct your typo.) -